Top U.S. doctors offer updated flu and COVID vaccine recommendations, aiming to ease confusion
Leading U.S. medical groups are urging people to get updated flu and COVID-19 vaccinations this fall, banding together Wednesday to issue shot guidelines — and highlight the science behind them — saying they hope to ease confusion caused by the Trump administration's changing advice.
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- First observed by CurrentWire: ABC News · Sep 2, 2026 at 11:15 AM ET
- Coverage span: 3h 5m
- Coverage: 2 reports from 2 independent publications
- Coverage growth: 1 → 2 publications in 3h 0m
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